⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 44- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
- Made seven threes to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:28 · CHA 10-2 HOU
- Steal
Svi Mykhailiuk stole it from Alperen Sengun
Q4 0:43 · CHA 107-112 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Kai Jones technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:58 · CHA 71-80 HOU
- Missed FT
Theo Maledon misses technical free throw
Q4 7:05 · CHA 87-97 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:50 · CHA 13-13 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 7:39 · CHA 39-44 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun bad pass
Q4 0:43 · CHA 107-112 HOU
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · CHA 109-112 HOU
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · CHA 109-112 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
